So it is Xtreme Verbier’s 20th anniversary: is it going to make you approach it differently? No not really, I don’t think you can change your response because an event has been around for a long time. I’ll just do the same thing I always do and ski as hard as I can....

Sam Smoothy finishes his best Freeride World Tour line ever and bags 1st place If you didn’t see it at the time, and haven’t come across it online since, then take a moment to experience the awesomness that is Sam Smoothy’s run at the Freeride World Tour stop over the...

Another captivating tour stop with jaw dropping and mind blowing performances from the riders in Chamonix. The Competition opened at the Brévant ski area in Chamonix, the world freeride capital with backdrop of the Mont Blanc (4810 m). Kicking off on Friday with...

After facing delays and a change of venue due to challenging snowpack in Fieberbrunn Kitzbuheler Alpen, the third race finally took place on Monday in Kappl, Austria. The North face athlete, Sam Smoothy took first place after a hard-charging, high-energy run, which...

The boat “The Golden Fleece” has been the base camp during Mission Antarctic. The crew discovered it when they met up with Captain Jerome Poncet in the Falkland Islands. Here is a guided tour given by The North Face athlete Xavier de Le Rue and Lucas...

The Freeride World Tour 2013 has reached an end and feelings about it can only be described as mixed. Mixed because on the one hand, it is over and we have to wait another year for the next one. On the other hand, TWO The North Face athletes are standing tall on the...

How has the Fieberbrunn day change affected you – will it change your performance or approach? No no, the change of schedule isn’t going to affect me personally, this is what freeride is all about, its adjusting to mountain conditions. This is why TNF is a cool...

The fourth stop of the Swatch Freeride World Tour by The North Face 2013 (FWT) concluded on January 28th on The Cirque at Kirkwood Mountain Resort under warm and sunny skies with variable snow conditions. The Competition kick off with women’s snowboarding....

Out of 15 skiers, the only Italian was the one that stood tall on the Italian podium in Courmayeur, this week. The North Face® athlete Markus Eder, competing for the first time in the Freeride World Tour, came in at 1st place for the Courmayeur Men’s ski contest...

The North Face athlete Emilio Previtali is back from New Zeland aftern an amazing skimountaneering trip at Antipodes. “It was an amazing trip. Snow is different in the antipodes: every time you set out, you better consider all types of conditions you have ever encountered in your skiing life. […]”

Courmayeur Mont Blanc, the second stop of the 2013 Swatch Freeride World Tour by The North Face will not happen on Saturday 19th. The contest is postponed due to weather conditions. The new schedule is not yet confirmed. Stay tuned for...

The first stop of the SWATCH FREERIDE WORLD TOUR BY THE NORTH FACE® 2013 just concluded at Revelstoke Mountain Resort’s Mac Daddy face after a thought snowy week. The competition kicked off with men’s snowboarding riding on the cold snow venue under a clear sky....